tickled pink

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"When he wrote his autobiography, quite a few years ago, my grandmother was still alive and he does mention Mrs Breen's shop and she was tickled pink," she added.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2022

“I’m generally not tickled pink by things,” Bloom said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2021

“She would shift a shoulder, settle her mouth, change behind the eyes. And some deep, daughterly part of me was tickled pink by it.”

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020

And the family is pretty sure that somewhere, Angelo is tickled pink to know that the long-time family business is up and running once again.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2018

Well, he may not have wanted me to marry Jimmie, but he was tickled pink at the idea that I was carrying Jimmie’s child and that he was about to become a grandfather.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson